Helpful Score: 1
This is a great paranormal book, with the happy ending one can expect from a paranormal romance. Really interesting world and characters.
Helpful Score: 1
I had held off reading this because it is the second book set in this world and I don't like coming into the middle of a series. There was enough backstory though -- that it was a strong stand alone novel -- and while I want to read more about this world I don't feel I'm missing anything if I don't.
Pleasantly, paranormal in this case didn't equal vampire, werewolf, or some other branch of demon as the hero or heroine. In O'Shea's world there are magical people known as Gineal who live side-by-side with humans while keeping their identity hidden. The troubleshooters of this race fight demons protecting the human race and keeping the demons from being noticed by the population.
The characters were all rich and multi faceted. O'Shea conveys how hard it had been for Maia to give up her powers. Maia's self-confidence is shot. Then there's Creed. He's done something unforgivable (likely in the first book), though he thought it was for the greater good. The last thing these two characters needed was to fall in love with a reluctant partner. They have a beautiful chemistry together. Their love story had a natural progression.
I loved Creed's inner fight to stay on the side of good but have an issue with Creed when he almost killed a couple of teens pulling a prank. Then I was frustrated with Maia when she failed to do anything more than yell at him. But perhaps it was needed to show Maias love for Creed because in the end it shines brightly in his blackest hour.
I thoroughly enjoyed O'Sheas voice. She grabs the reader and doesn't let go. There were a few plot improbabilities and some aspects not completely explained but the story moved along a good pace. Settings were in today's world and weren't overstated. I felt the demons and other dimensions were described enough to get you through the scene, if the world was somewhat loosely strung together, without slowing you down. I definitely plan to read more by Patti O'Shea.
Pleasantly, paranormal in this case didn't equal vampire, werewolf, or some other branch of demon as the hero or heroine. In O'Shea's world there are magical people known as Gineal who live side-by-side with humans while keeping their identity hidden. The troubleshooters of this race fight demons protecting the human race and keeping the demons from being noticed by the population.
The characters were all rich and multi faceted. O'Shea conveys how hard it had been for Maia to give up her powers. Maia's self-confidence is shot. Then there's Creed. He's done something unforgivable (likely in the first book), though he thought it was for the greater good. The last thing these two characters needed was to fall in love with a reluctant partner. They have a beautiful chemistry together. Their love story had a natural progression.
I loved Creed's inner fight to stay on the side of good but have an issue with Creed when he almost killed a couple of teens pulling a prank. Then I was frustrated with Maia when she failed to do anything more than yell at him. But perhaps it was needed to show Maias love for Creed because in the end it shines brightly in his blackest hour.
I thoroughly enjoyed O'Sheas voice. She grabs the reader and doesn't let go. There were a few plot improbabilities and some aspects not completely explained but the story moved along a good pace. Settings were in today's world and weren't overstated. I felt the demons and other dimensions were described enough to get you through the scene, if the world was somewhat loosely strung together, without slowing you down. I definitely plan to read more by Patti O'Shea.
